Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2006

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

State

Students suspended1

Students expelled2

Total

Sex

Race/ethnicity

Total

Sex

Race/ethnicity

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

United States

3,328,750

(20,038)

2,272,290

(13,667)

1,056,470

(6,842)

1,302,410

(9,493)

1,244,820

(11,267)

670,700

(6,889)

63,220

(836)

47,610

(2,861)

102,080

(1,329)

76,360

(976)

25,720

(398)

38,030

(612)

38,640

(935)

22,140

(388)

1,720

(44)

1,550

(69)

Alabama

75,090

(727)

50,580

(485)

24,510

(256)

25,730

(380)

47,810

(690)

960

(11)

260

(#)

330

(26)

1,300

(21)

900

(21)

400

(5)

390

(8)

870

(19)

40

(#)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Alaska

8,060

(427)

5,660

(306)

2,390

(124)

3,470

(72)

620

(5)

380

(10)

460

(33)

3,120

(402)

180

(4)

140

(2)

50

(4)

100

(3)

30

(#)

10

(#)

10

(#)

40

(2)

Arizona

56,000

(1,117)

40,900

(800)

15,110

(347)

19,130

(291)

5,960

(118)

25,010

(387)

660

(9)

5,250

(973)

660

(41)

530

(36)

130

(6)

260

(32)

60

(3)

300

(16)

10

(#)

40

(5)

Arkansas

34,920

(1,191)

24,870

(910)

10,050

(318)

16,340

(757)

16,310

(819)

1,870

(121)

260

(23)

150

(19)

500

(43)

360

(29)

130

(19)

310

(32)

150

(15)

30

!

(9)

10

(2)

#

(†)

California

474,590

(11,349)

340,090

(8,199)

134,500

(3,481)

115,320

(3,178)

84,860

(4,117)

242,110

(6,179)

24,690

(770)

7,600

(1,531)

19,460

(608)

15,600

(477)

3,870

(152)

5,350

(230)

3,010

(128)

9,960

(360)

860

(40)

280

(37)

Colorado

47,650

(463)

33,580

(353)

14,070

(142)

22,380

(339)

6,030

(12)

17,600

(185)

850

(7)

790

(72)

2,210

(62)

1,760

(43)

450

(25)

1,000

(32)

260

(2)

860

(47)

30

(1)

60

(12)

Connecticut

36,370

(2,749)

24,240

(1,770)

12,130

(999)

14,430

(1,304)

12,700

(1,536)

8,620

(890)

510

(43)

100

(17)

1,330

(135)

970

(87)

360

(56)

470

(54)

490

(80)

340

(53)

20

(4)

#

(†)

Delaware3

12,150

(†)

7,890

(†)

4,260

(†)

3,890

(†)

7,110

(†)

1,020

(†)

110

(†)

20

(†)

230

(†)

170

(†)

50

(†)

100

(†)

110

(†)

10

(†)

#

(†)

0

(†)

District of Columbia3

210

(†)

120

(†)

80

(†)

10

(†)

190

(†)

10

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

130

(†)

70

(†)

60

(†)

#

(†)

120

(†)

10

(†)

#

(†)

0

(†)

Florida

291,820

(3,692)

192,470

(2,270)

99,350

(1,454)

105,550

(1,744)

129,630

(2,599)

54,170

(534)

1,890

(18)

580

(49)

1,120

(71)

860

(60)

270

(12)

530

(39)

420

(33)

160

(9)

#

(†)

10

(1)

Georgia

143,560

(2,598)

95,080

(1,757)

48,470

(877)

37,670

(1,334)

96,980

(1,684)

7,800

(297)

1,010

(22)

90

(4)

3,660

(170)

2,740

(131)

930

(46)

1,390

(93)

2,100

(92)

150

(15)

20

(2)

#

(†)

Hawaii3

9,770

(†)

6,640

(†)

3,120

(†)

1,290

(†)

290

(†)

310

(†)

7,810

(†)

70

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

0

(†)

Idaho

9,100

(434)

6,980

(326)

2,120

(115)

6,850

(385)

90

(5)

1,750

(85)

70

(3)

350

!

(109)

230

(11)

190

(9)

40

(5)

140

(9)

#

(†)

70

(6)

#

(†)

20

(4)

Illinois

130,650

(2,807)

86,950

(1,987)

43,700

(892)

41,270

(1,742)

63,590

(1,940)

24,340

(637)

1,330

(40)

130

(10)

2,760

(132)

2,040

(80)

730

(60)

890

(116)

1,390

(31)

460

(14)

20

(4)

#

(†)

Indiana

77,460

(2,737)

53,300

(1,860)

24,170

(945)

49,720

(2,094)

22,420

(1,266)

4,850

(557)

310

(30)

160

(17)

6,620

(395)

4,560

(272)

2,060

(137)

4,510

(309)

1,610

(119)

460

(45)

30

(6)

20

(4)

Iowa

14,190

(440)

9,860

(294)

4,330

(167)

10,000

(397)

2,960

(64)

930

(37)

160

(16)

140

(6)

200

(39)

160

(31)

40

(8)

160

(34)

20

(3)

20

!

(6)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Kansas

24,300

(701)

17,160

(531)

7,140

(197)

13,680

(621)

5,920

(67)

3,950

(71)

350

(8)

400

(32)

850

(63)

630

(35)

220

(30)

430

(58)

280

(7)

110

(6)

20

(2)

10

!

(6)

Kentucky

43,420

(2,319)

29,840

(1,636)

13,580

(734)

32,800

(1,780)

9,870

(1,002)

620

(46)

90

(11)

40

(9)

540

(110)

370

(72)

170

(45)

400

(67)

‡

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Louisiana

67,780

(2,535)

44,370

(1,636)

23,410

(911)

23,370

(1,721)

43,040

(1,536)

730

(21)

230

(12)

410

(107)

5,800

(212)

4,120

(159)

1,680

(56)

1,500

(113)

4,180

(157)

70

(3)

20

(1)

20

(4)

Maine

8,540

(440)

6,340

(345)

2,200

(114)

7,880

(421)

420

(16)

110

(22)

80

(4)

50

(8)

160

(21)

130

(14)

40

(10)

160

(21)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Maryland3

60,550

(†)

38,780

(†)

21,770

(†)

23,600

(†)

26,450

(†)

9,220

(†)

1,000

(†)

290

(†)

1,560

(†)

1,190

(†)

360

(†)

340

(†)

1,010

(†)

200

(†)

20

(†)

#

(†)

Massachusetts

49,930

(2,490)

32,960

(1,580)

16,970

(944)

28,040

(1,627)

7,650

(311)

12,780

(1,231)

1,230

(100)

230

(27)

530

(35)

410

(27)

120

(12)

200

(31)

180

(8)

140

(7)

10

(2)

#

(†)

Michigan

131,750

(5,404)

89,450

(3,547)

42,310

(2,039)

71,480

(2,916)

52,580

(4,227)

5,650

(528)

980

(136)

1,060

(133)

2,140

(149)

1,610

(113)

530

(46)

1,030

(77)

950

(108)

110

(15)

30

(5)

20

!

(6)

Minnesota

30,780

(674)

21,360

(476)

9,420

(234)

15,760

(541)

9,910

(189)

2,440

(110)

1,130

(17)

1,540

(194)

250

(16)

200

(15)

50

(5)

150

(12)

50

(1)

20

(3)

10

(1)

20

!

(7)

Mississippi

51,940

(1,756)

34,420

(1,154)

17,520

(623)

13,050

(565)

38,250

(1,495)

380

(34)

120

(18)

130

(35)

1,490

(73)

1,090

(64)

400

(15)

290

(47)

1,190

(45)

10

(#)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Missouri

67,820

(2,020)

47,010

(1,408)

20,810

(643)

32,790

(1,174)

32,560

(1,551)

1,780

(63)

450

(13)

240

(15)

280

(36)

220

(26)

60

(15)

210

(35)

60

(4)

10

(#)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Montana

6,500

(232)

4,600

(163)

1,900

(78)

4,490

(177)

70

(3)

120

(6)

40

(2)

1,780

(157)

100

(10)

90

(9)

20

(3)

60

(8)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

40

(7)

Nebraska

10,600

(185)

7,240

(142)

3,360

(49)

5,620

(121)

2,820

(5)

1,770

(71)

100

(2)

280

(25)

650

(11)

480

(9)

170

(2)

290

(7)

210

(1)

110

(4)

10

(#)

30

(4)

Nevada3

31,620

(†)

20,690

(†)

10,930

(†)

9,700

(†)

7,360

(†)

12,850

(†)

1,270

(†)

440

(†)

1,520

(†)

1,190

(†)

340

(†)

490

(†)

410

(†)

530

(†)

70

(†)

20

(†)

New Hampshire

10,170

(498)

6,770

(399)

3,400

(111)

9,080

(489)

310

(8)

670

(7)

80

(6)

30

(2)

120

!

(38)

80

(22)

40

!

(17)

100

!

(36)

10

(2)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

New Jersey

79,030

(3,559)

53,730

(2,347)

25,300

(1,260)

28,260

(2,252)

30,520

(1,609)

18,700

(1,170)

1,490

(104)

70

(12)

270

!

(118)

250

!

(118)

20

(5)

100

!

(49)

70

!

(23)

80

!

(39)

‡

(†)

#

(†)

New Mexico

17,140

(572)

11,560

(387)

5,570

(196)

3,970

(171)

590

(15)

9,510

(497)

110

(3)

2,960

(79)

240

(16)

200

(14)

50

(3)

40

(3)

10

(#)

110

(10)

10

(#)

80

(10)

New York

106,670

(3,845)

72,970

(2,437)

33,700

(1,456)

49,950

(1,918)

38,640

(2,377)

16,040

(857)

1,360

(88)

680

(124)

890

(180)

700

(143)

190

(41)

580

(144)

240

!

(75)

60

(11)

10

!

(3)

‡

(†)

North Carolina

149,780

(6,774)

101,920

(4,535)

47,860

(2,350)

50,630

(2,234)

85,000

(4,561)

9,250

(392)

790

(43)

4,100

!

(1,947)

1,970

!

(830)

1,480

!

(572)

‡

(†)

300

(52)

1,580

!

(563)

60

(9)

10

(1)

30

(8)

North Dakota

2,140

(153)

1,460

(100)

670

(59)

1,260

(71)

100

(2)

50

(3)

20

(1)

720

(135)

20

(6)

20

(4)

#

(†)

10

(2)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

10

!

(3)

Ohio

109,370

(4,049)

73,860

(2,696)

35,500

(1,442)

62,880

(2,712)

43,030

(2,880)

2,810

(357)

570

(56)

90

(10)

8,150

(319)

5,450

(223)

2,700

(115)

2,810

(214)

4,970

(194)

340

(27)

30

(4)

10

(1)

Oklahoma

31,160

(966)

21,830

(706)

9,330

(286)

14,940

(627)

8,210

(403)

3,150

(78)

200

(7)

4,660

(233)

2,200

(73)

1,550

(55)

650

(23)

1,070

(47)

640

(22)

130

(7)

20

(4)

330

(22)

Oregon

27,470

(1,028)

20,140

(732)

7,330

(322)

19,520

(773)

1,620

(44)

4,870

(339)

590

(21)

880

(73)

1,890

(140)

1,490

(124)

400

(24)

1,320

(105)

110

(17)

360

(12)

50

(8)

60

(9)

Pennsylvania

114,040

(6,402)

74,950

(4,013)

39,090

(2,435)

53,090

(2,856)

52,730

(4,090)

6,950

(568)

1,190

(202)

90

(16)

2,750

(122)

1,890

(93)

860

(40)

1,110

(88)

1,440

(61)

160

(11)

30

(6)

#

(†)

Rhode Island

12,250

(1,071)

8,040

(776)

4,210

(309)

6,920

(847)

1,930

(200)

2,950

(143)

340

(30)

120

(24)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

South Carolina

83,830

(2,289)

54,320

(1,547)

29,520

(828)

25,750

(1,067)

55,540

(1,753)

2,120

(302)

240

(21)

180

!

(77)

5,130

(271)

3,730

(201)

1,400

(81)

1,390

(97)

3,650

(224)

70

(10)

20

(4)

10

(3)

South Dakota

3,100

(161)

2,180

(112)

910

(52)

1,850

(87)

170

(3)

110

(1)

40

(2)

930

(138)

120

!

(52)

90

!

(39)

30

!

(13)

‡

(†)

#

(†)

10

(3)

#

(†)

80

!

(29)

Tennessee

73,380

(2,200)

49,860

(1,562)

23,520

(666)

39,350

(1,655)

31,280

(924)

2,290

(64)

400

(6)

70

(7)

3,200

(77)

2,440

(60)

760

(21)

1,350

(70)

1,700

(9)

120

(2)

30

(#)

10

(#)

Texas

253,530

(2,298)

173,460

(1,671)

80,070

(693)

46,910

(824)

82,270

(1,276)

121,480

(1,411)

2,410

(16)

460

(12)

11,990

(232)

9,010

(190)

2,980

(50)

2,630

(115)

3,760

(90)

5,450

(91)

120

(#)

30

(#)

Utah

16,350

(119)

11,740

(97)

4,610

(50)

10,020

(98)

540

(2)

4,640

(20)

660

(5)

490

(4)

250

(5)

190

(5)

60

(#)

160

(5)

20

(#)

40

(1)

10

(#)

10

(1)

Vermont

3,430

(136)

2,420

(99)

1,010

(44)

3,260

(129)

100

(8)

30

(4)

30

(3)

20

(2)

40

!

(16)

40

!

(14)

10

(2)

40

!

(16)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Virginia

91,810

(2,805)

61,580

(1,867)

30,230

(991)

35,200

(1,080)

49,590

(2,284)

5,490

(165)

1,370

(38)

170

(13)

1,150

(174)

980

(163)

170

(18)

580

(162)

440

(45)

90

(5)

40

(2)

#

(†)

Washington

59,920

(1,326)

44,470

(1,011)

15,450

(335)

36,360

(1,082)

7,060

(37)

10,280

(390)

3,180

(33)

3,040

(370)

3,470

(130)

2,770

(104)

700

(35)

2,140

(101)

280

(6)

720

(40)

140

(2)

190

(34)

West Virginia

30,750

(2,986)

21,430

(2,033)

9,330

(962)

27,270

(2,482)

3,090

(548)

310

(73)

50

(11)

30

(8)

210

(34)

140

(22)

60

(14)

190

(30)

10

!

(5)

#

(†)

#

(†)

#

(†)

Wisconsin

43,680

(1,126)

28,210

(721)

15,460

(449)

18,480

(724)

18,010

(399)

4,650

(65)

660

(16)

1,880

!

(751)

1,470

(65)

1,030

(50)

440

(26)

830

(60)

430

(10)

140

(12)

20

(2)

40

!

(13)

Wyoming

2,680

(400)

1,970

(288)

710

(119)

2,200

(346)

40

(5)

250

(43)

20

(3)

160

(46)

100

(16)

90

(12)

10

!

(4)

90

(16)

#

(†)

10

(#)

#

(†)

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†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

1 A student is counted only once, even if suspended more than once during the same school year.

2 A student is counted only once, even if expelled more than once during the same school year.

3 Data are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.

NOTE: Suspension is excluding a student from school for disciplinary reasons for 1 school day or longer. Expulsion is the exclusion of a student from school for disciplinary reasons that results in the student’s removal from school attendance rolls or that meets the criteria for expulsion as defined by the appropriate state or local school authority. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.